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msdobrescu

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  1. True, because that is Linux, as effect of being free and open, a testing bench and a place for debate. Also wrong due to so many misconceptions I see here. I won't take one by one now, again and again. But packing is not an issue at all. For example, there is a closed source third party LEGO modelling tool, LDCad that uses accelerated graphics and comes as a sh installer. It simply worked for me everywhere, so it's possible. It's also one man's effort, although not simple at all. No need for snaps, flatpaks, rpms, whatever option like those. So it's possible. On the other hand, remember Oracle. You peek one of their supported OSes, like RedHat, Mandriva, CentOS and so on, at the time was launched, and do the specific steps to setup and you are good to go. I bet if Affinity releases the apps under one or few specific distros, we'll jump to one of those and do our jobs happily.
  2. I use Linux because proprietary OSes are pushing things to me, like specific software I never use. I remove those, they come back or render the OS unusable - although should not. That is not all, they simply meter me. They have decided to know my habits and push some commercial to me - that never succeeded. Anyway, during this time, the computer may use a lot of its resources for that. It is not in my interest. Why would allow some software to consume my paid power and Internet connection for their needs? Also, I have paid for it $100-300. I pay to stress my computer while I may need it for something else. I would not accept that even it the OS is free (like Android, for example). Right now I run my Linux OS with the exact apps I need, much lighter and faster than Windows 10 on the same hardware. Also, don't agree to their policy that patronize me like they know better. For instance, many times I've had hard times - as IT specialist - to make Windows upgrade and run again just because I have used a custom dual boot tool. Now Windows 11 is advertised as nicer. Well, KDE looked like that years ago, not to say it can look however I consider. I am sure, if you take the Windows OS separately, its core from the bloatware, it's neat and fast! But I can't stand the way it presents itself these days. On Linux I have, let's say, so much freedom I've had on Windows 7 before, and more! Next, regarding the users, if some asks for a Linux version of some Affinity product, it means that person won't use it to build apps, isn't it? There are many applications to use Affinity products under Linux. From gaming graphics to movies production and simple 3d and web. Those fields are pretty well represented under Linux. Photography and publishing, for example,do not pay under Linux because they are not there yet.
  3. Let's not act upon a concern of what if. Unless you discuss this on behalf of Serif, of course! Let them speak for themselves, I think they do! On the other hand, as software developer myself, I am sure everything is possible for a fair amount of resources.
  4. I think the math is wrong here, should discuss numbers rather than percentages, because, even though 90% of the machines run Windows, not every of these would need some specific software. Windows 11 may contribute to balance change due to its hardware requirements, btw.
  5. That can be achieved with standard KDE Plasma. It looks however you need it/like it to look.
  6. The problem with Inskape is that is SVG oriented and lately even SVG standard has become unstable (they've postponed or removed meshes...). If it needs EPS, must be able to reverse engineer it and support the similar feature forth and back. Otherwise, for me, it's pretty capable as it is now. Photoshop/Photo have no match, IMHO.
  7. Exactly as here. I have read that it is related to Mesa that should be at least some 21 version. I've hoped that acceleration would make thing work. By contrast, Photoshop should work if IE11 was supported or emulated by Wine.
  8. Were you able to enable hardware acceleration? That was not possible in my case, although I have a GTX 1060 6GB card.
  9. I confirm the same by running it in Steam with Proton 6.3.
  10. True, but lately MS Office seems to be incompatible to itself when using old files.
  11. It's not against the principles of Linux to pay for software. Look at the Linux creator himself: "The Origins of Linux", "Tech Talk: Linus Torvalds on git" interviews. If I remember well, he said in those that are not many true software developers and mentioned Microsoft and Adobe as being such software creators, besides their policies. There is a bunch of users or distribution creators that are against paid and/or closed source software, but I don't know any. I also pay or support free and open software (and closed software too), so you can't say a Linux user spends money, but a bit more selective, having a lot of options already. Free or not, the people behind must earn their living or the means to continue creating the tools I need/like/use!
  12. They don't deliver according to this field's expectations and needs.
  13. @Renzatic, with all the sympathy for GIMP, as it's a big effort to offer a FOSS option, the looks doesn't matter without the functionality. It's usable, though, but far from what it should be.
  14. GIMP+Inkscape would suffice for general software developers, but there are so many other fields that would benefit from Affinity products: games development for Linux of FX. I bet the ones having a Linux farm or simply few computers would use them. I think it would, but would also pay. I think the FOSS extremists are not in question here, they don't ask for Linux versions here anyway and don't work in the fields in discussion for sure. Indeed, those are very trendy now, despite they depend a lot on the OS too binaries, would not be a problem. I know from experience that the GIMP workflow is about three times slower by comparison to Photoshop/Affinity, so I would pay for any of those under Linux. Steam Deck is something to see in the next year... I hope will be as advertised and more, but I'm a desktop guy. But Microsoft did an interesting move: they drop IE, so Adobe needs to move it's authentication away from it in their CC. What should that be? Edge? There's an Edge for Linux in beta. Chrome? That would be more cross platform as it already exists under MacOS. Their own? Either way, they may have an accessible solution soon and it's know that the latest PS runs fine under Wine, all it's stopping us is the IE integration. This niche may close soon.
  15. Interesting stats: https://hostingtribunal.com/blog/linux-statistics/
  16. ...anything. And imagine small companies that would buy maybe twice the computers to achieve this...
  17. @wonderings, @Redsandro explained so well, although, my story is a bit different. Regardless I may have all these available on Windows lately, Winmdows simply makes my life hard with a lot of blotware and processing not in my interest, but for their metering. So, can't really go back while I have so flexible OS available now.
  18. Hi, I might be in confusion, but what happened to Serif PanoramaPlus?
  19. Would you say Adobe is a major software developer in the graphics and design field? In the last years, did you see some attempt to make it work reliably on the Wine side? Lately, since Affinity Photo 1.9, could not even be installed with Wine, I expect it to never be fixed or maybe too late to matter. Give up your hopes and find alternatives or stick to Windows/MacOS!
  20. Interestingly, I've found AppImage very capable. For example Fiddler delivers for Linux and Mac the same AppImage file.
  21. This is an interesting statement. I'm curious, what means "the right Linux distro" and "a reliable deployment platform"? AppImage would simply do, technically. I run GIMP with Resynthsizer like that, due to dependency to Python 2.x that was dropped by the large majority of distros, as it is EOL (since 10 years or so).
  22. I wish. But it's just a blotware. There are too many things running, but not for me. I don't accept that.
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